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vgirl GOOD LUCK!!! I cannot wait to hear your review! It feels like sooo long ago we were trying to slim down for our big days...and now look at us...almost married!! I'll be thinking of you next saturday! waw!!

Quote: Originally Posted by cb280182 I wish the UK had a palace resort office I could call! although maybe thats for the best with the mood im in you can call the miami office lady...do you have skype? I used that alot as its free to call miami! Tried calling mexico onsite on it, but wasn't free and didn't have any credit on my account so didn't get through

Just found this on the net.... "n Mexico, only civil marriage is recognized as legal. Persons wishing to do so may also have a religious ceremony, but it has no legal effect and does not replace in any way the legal binding civil marriage. A civil wedding in Mexico is fully valid for legal purpose in the U.S." So it's because you want a religious ceremony...hmmmm...that's no fair!! Are you willing to forfeit the religious ceremony? Otherwise I think you'd need to get married here first...probably best not to tell any of your guests!, then "get married" again in mexico. I think alot of people do actually do this....

Quote: Originally Posted by cb280182 ok so i have finally received an email back from my WC (5 weeks in total). Balls up number 2- we booked a catholic cermony at the very begining in may 2009. Now i have been told that the wedding isnt legally binding and we have to be legally married before the ceremony!! WTF!! what is the point of that? and if the ceremony isnt legally binding what is the purpose of the wedding certificate they will be giving us in mexico. I get married in just over 6 weeks. i'm so stressed now i just dont need this. has anyone else had this problem? Oh no i'm soo sorry to hear this...have either of you been married before? What reason have you been given for your ceremony not being legally binding?

I'm looking into Entertainment Plus - $70 round-trip price based on 10 ppl - thats brilliant!! But one question...what happens with all our luggage? Obviously for 10 ppl there's gonna be alot of suitcases?! Anyone know?

I'm going there on my honeymoon in 8 weeks...i'll add in info on it on my wedding review at mp...watch out for it! Anything you want me to try get pictures of or anything like that?

Great review! Thanks You looked soo beautiful on your wedding day..and your right, your flowers are gorgeous!

I'm getting married in less than 8 weeks now!!woooo 2 weeks...you must be sooo excited!! We aren't doing centrepieces..the roses look gorgeous, but everything is soo expensive at mp, so we've decided to take table runners/chair sashes and thats pretty much the only table deco extras we are doing! You all ready apart from that lady?

yeah i think so....not heard of anyone else getting cheaper

Quote: Originally Posted by asbarret can anyone tell me how much they got just the lanterns for? is there anyway around the 150 delivery charge. i can't pay 450 for some paper lanterns, but i really want them! Hi I was originally quoted $400 plus $150 for transportation...but got them down to $300 plus the $150...i got them down because another bride on here got that price, so i asked them to price match! It is alot of money for paper lanterns...however....the pictures I've seen of it done just really finish off the terrace area...defo worth the money imho.

It's Lily ive been in contact with...she has been really helpful. Managed to get firedancers and paper lanterns for just under 1000usd...a bit over my original budget of 800usd..but we considered not having the firedancers over the weekend (as they are whats really pushing the price up) but just think it'll be an awesome suprise for our guests...we'll regret it if we don't do it for the sake of 200 dollars!

thanks ladies....there's no way either of us could wait til we return to see the very last 2 hours of 23 ever!! we are planning on taking a laptop...was just hoping it was on tv in mexico so we didn't need to rely on internet feed....oh well! I'll do a bit more digging!

Hi all I'm just wondering if anyone can help - I fly out to Mexico on the 24th May...and am a BIG 24 fan....I cannot wait til I come home to see the last 2 hours episode!! Does anyone know if 24 is shown in Mexico? And what days? Channel? Hope someone can help a very distressed 24 fan!!

The $350 was for a white dancefloor...i asked for a price for the flashing dancefloor....$750!! Its a definite no no for us at that price. Defo going with the firedancers...think that will be a great suprise for our guests. And defo going for the paper lanterns...would like a better price, but need to wait and see what they come back with. Sooo excited!

Hi girls I got a quote from Zuniga - these prices are BEFORE tax and transportation: paper lanterns - $400 firedancers - $450 portable dance floor - $350 But then the transportation charge is $150...and then with tax...total is coming in at just under $1500 Hoping to get a better quote...but we'll see! Did anyone else get quotes including transportation? If its just on there for the dancefloor...i'll forget that one!!jeezzz!!

oooh let me know what you find out about the makeup - i'd defo do it!! did you see it on this forum?

ahhh thats genius thinking with the lemon buttonholes!!!haha the things we need to think of!! Miles-of-Memories-Suitcase-Favour-Tins--sets-of-12 Theme Favours Beach Party Favours - Finishing Touches for your Special Day Wedding Favours, Personalised Gifts, Wedding Accessories Just Married Sweets | Wedding Sweets | Mr & Mrs Sweets | Wedding Favours We are having those tins, and a mixture of the rock which says mr & mrs, and just married...and throwing some haribos in too!heehee what about you? And what you doing for makeup?! I'm trying out smashbox hd foundation just now but it doesn't feel/look heavy enough for the photos gonna have to go for some trials...think i'm gonna try mac and bobbi brown, as well as a counter trial for smashbox cos I do generally like there stuff! I'd really really like to try the make-up for ever but just too hard to get a hold of here

I got a quote from there too, but decided just to go with mp....I'm just going to go with the free flowers I/h2b gets, and only need to buy 2 other guys, 1 bridesmaid and petals for my flowergirl...so it was working out around the same price to get all that artificial, because of the p&p to the uk. And then there was the packing of it in our luggage...didn't think it was worth the hassle for us. Not really sure on colour of flowers, not too fussed about that tbh...will probably go with the red roses I've seen a few brides go with on here, they look really lovely, and my dress is diamond white so will look gorg with that I think! My colour scheme is orange, but don't want to go with that for our flowers...feel like it might be overkill!lol having orange flowergirl dress, bridesmaid dress, table runners and chair sashes so i'll give it a break on the flowers!lol my flowergirl dress will have a hot pink underskirt so think the flowers will complement that! Just got our favors in the other day, and ordered my bridesmaid present....the beautiful bridesmaid book...so will get started on that when it comes in...other than that, not got a lot left to do i've loved planning the wedding, so much fun!

lol That ticker was from last year...I didn't follow any diet, just went to exercise classes, pump, attack, lbt, combat, 4 times a week, cut out the crap (totally for 2 months, then a weekly treat after that) and limited myself to one a day of either bread, pasta or potato. I found this really effective, and cutting out the crap totally for the first 2 months I think was the key...it kick started my metabolism into gear, and by the end, I was losing without trying!! I went to dominican last year for 2 weeks all inclusive with no exercise what so ever and still lost 2 pounds!!lmao i've put on something like 6 pounds since my lowest, but happy that i'll lose that again over the next 11 weeks! Yeah I hear soo many people saying they get freebies when they go over, I doubt I will, I'm not good with stuff like that!! I'm having an outdoor reception and going to chance asking to have the tables arranged a certain way, and if I get that, then I'll probably be happy!lmao Hows your planning going? I love how theres a few other uk brides now!!

I know I'm thinking I'm gonna try hanging mine in the bathroom first too!! I arrive on the monday, but don't meet my wedding co-ordinator til the wednesday, and wedding is on the friday, so i'm gonna try the bathroom route then if it doesn't work, say to her on the wednesday!! Thats one thing about mp, as much as its gorgeous and its only every great things that are said about weddings there, they charge for anything and everything above what you've already paid!! madness!!

Quote: Originally Posted by kathryn190 I think my email to Claudia prompted Lily (WC) to email me?? maybe just ask a question of miami and it might mean you get assigned your wedding coordinator? it could be a coincidence i suppose? The beach set up looks gorgeous - i think they'll be able to send you some good info on the huppas(if that is what they are called!) Will you qualify for the free events? because we have booked through travel agents over here we don't get the free reception so that's a bit annoying! as it's an all inc resort I didn't really want to pay for a dinner however it is our wedding day and it's once in a lifetime so why not! Hi, we are the same, a few of our guests booked direct with mp, others booked through Thomas Cook...so we can't get the group discount...really gutted about that cos it would have saved us a fortune! we have over 25 booked I was the same as you, not wanting to double up for food already included in peoples price, but it is a once in a lifetime event, and we have hired an outside photographer, so the outdoor reception will look amazing! My wedding co-ordinator is also Lily - she's been brilliant so far, always answers my emails, and is pretty prompt too, so I think we've landed lucky going by other peoples experiences on here! I got assigned her when I was still in contact with the miami office, and I questioned their policy on outside photographers, and the contact at miami cc'd me in an email with Lily...so yeah, just ask a question the onsite staff would need to answer! xx

Quote: Originally Posted by cb280182 Hi not sure if the USA and UK regs are different.I'm from UK flying with Virgin holidays. We were told we needed certified birth certificate (exact copy of your BC from the local registry office) this then needed to be sent to the foreign office in london (at a cost of £72!) for them to verify it is in fact a true document, stick a bit of paper on the back with an embossed stamp and send it back. We also needed a solicitor to photocopy our passports and sign and stamp to say we are who we say we are. Both docs were photocopied again and then forwarded onto Virgin. We keep the originals and take them with us. Hope this helps. Hi lady, I'm also from the UK, but didn't book our wedding through a TA, we booked direct with MP. My wedding co-ordinator has confirmed with me many times that we only need certified certs....I went back and forth with her many times on this, because on the youandyourwedding.co.uk forum soo many ppl say they have been told by TA's that you need to go down the route you did...but she says time and time again that for moon palace you don't need to get the certs embossed. Just wondering if it was your wedding co-ordinator who told you this, or Virgin?

I too am hiring an outside vendor, and have booked a room night for them. It does end up costing a small fortune...however I don't want to look at my wedding photos and think, which are the pictures the professional photographer took and which did my guests take...ya know what i mean?

i'll take the other 14 rafia fans and a flowergirl basket...i'm in uk too, but will paypal money...please pm

your pictures are amazing! I was looking at them this morning through claudia's website because Citlalli is our photographer! Can I ask, where did you get the flowergirl baskets from? they are too cute!! Or if your selling, please pm me cos i'll defo buy!